Thornton Named Ford Planning Director
Charles B. Thornton, son of Mr and Mrs Tex Thornton of 503 Florida, was appointed director of planning for the Ford Motor Company. A former Army Air Forces colonel and ex assistant secretary of commerce, he attended Amarillo High School Texas Tech and Washington University.
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Charles B. Thornton
Tex Thornton
Florida
Ford Motor Company
Ford Organizaton
Thornton
Army Air Forces
Bond payments flow to Amarillo veterans from Washington offices
Amarillo veterans report ongoing cash and bond receipts as unused leave pay and bonds move from Washington through service headquarters. Red Cross director Buck Beringer notes many dependents of deceased veterans qualify for these funds and forms are available by written request from the appropriate service branch.
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Washington
Armed Services
Amarillo
Buck Beringer
Potter County
Potter County Red Cross Unit, Said This Morning. Mr. Beringer
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Beringer
U. S. Army
Army Finance Center
O.cf
Goodfellow Blvd
St. Louis
Military survivor claims forms routing addresses
Forms for mentally disabled Army veterans should be sent to the Finance Officer in Washington 25 DC. Other branch officers to whom survivor or guardian claims should be addressed include Chief of Naval Personnel Terminal Leave Section Navy Department Washington 25 DC Terminal Leave Unit Coast Guard Washington 25 DC and Director of Personnel Terminal Leave Division Marine Corps Washington 25 DC.
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U. S. Army
Washington
D. C
Naval
Navy Department
U. S. Coast Guard
U. S. Marine Corps
Saipan Arrives at Port Houston Amid Union-Naval Clearance
The Saipan aircraft carrier docked at Port Houston after a 13 man Navy reservist detail crossed union picket lines to clear the dock. Crew of twelve enlisted men and a Navy officer worked with union workers to remove barges and clear cattle corrals. Union passes were granted to 10 port employees to aid mooring as Navy Day observance approached.
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Houston
U.P
Saipan
Port Houston
Navy
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
Steaks Priced Under Half A Dollar in Brownwood
Brownwood butcher shops advertised steaks at 39 to 44 cents per pound roasts 29 cents ground veal 30 cents and butter 78 cents a pound, cutting from peak prices earlier this week.
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Brownwood
Ladies Should Be Ladies Even in Policy Games
Boston judge fines a woman 100 for operating a lottery and quips about men footing the bill. A separate Texas citation orders James S. Gilkeyson to appear in Potter County court by November 18, 1946, in a suit to annul Elsie Kelley Robison's marriage and correct Vicki Ann Robison’s birth certificate, filed October 3, 1946.
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Boston
L.P
Jennie Loitman Barron
State OF Texas
James’ S. Gilkeyson
A. D
108Th District Court of
Potter County
Amarillo
Texas
Elsie Kelley Robison
Norman Eugene Robison
Vicki Ann Robison
James S. Gilkeyson
Ben Smith
Eleanor Beshin
Sds
Condition of Burned Child Reported Fine
Alice Faye McKenzie 11, who suffered severe burns yesterday, rested well last night and was getting along fine this morning at St. Anthony's Hospital. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill McKenzie of 1823 North Houston.
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Alice Faye McKenzie
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bill McKenzie
North
Houston
Girl Burned When Clothing Ignites Near Gas Stove
A girl was burned when her clothing caught fire near a gasoline stove. She struggled free from two relatives and ran outside screaming until her step-brother Ben Henry Johnson rolled on her to extinguish the flames. Back of blouse burned, two deep areas, but hospital says not serious.
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Alice Faye
Ben Henry Johnson
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SOUR
Idrett
Oxycotel
Iver
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Aguas
PUREX
Mjoy
THE
United Stines
SOF
America
Carter Glass
Virginia
the Treasury
Dave Bailey
W. 6Th St
Duncan Coffee
Duncan Coffee Company
Maryland Club
Bright and Early Coffees
Ree
Oxydol
S & Ww Ie Co
Can
Morton
Mission Sweet Kohler Bros
Uck
Walsh
Kingsbury
van Camp
Vicks
Mac
Liberal
Pacific Finance
Mr. Atkin
United States
Taylor
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